Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-3192 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
vmware
pivotal-software
fedoraproject
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-07-12
Updated: 2022-04-11

Summary

Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.7 do not properly process inline DTD declarations when DTD is not entirely disabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory errors) via a crafted XML file.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Vmware
19
Application
Pivotal_Software
2
OS
Fedoraproject
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2015-11184.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2015-3192 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2015-07-16
    plugin id84779
    published2015-07-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/84779
    titleFedora 21 : springframework-3.2.14-1.fc21 (2015-11184)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2015-11184.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(84779);
  script_version("2.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3192");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2015-11184");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 21 : springframework-3.2.14-1.fc21 (2015-11184)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Security fix for CVE-2015-3192

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239002"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162015.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?78d03e92"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected springframework package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:springframework");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/07/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/07/16");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^21([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 21.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC21", reference:"springframework-3.2.14-1.fc21")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "springframework");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2015-11165.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2015-3192 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2015-07-16
    plugin id84778
    published2015-07-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/84778
    titleFedora 22 : springframework-3.2.14-1.fc22 (2015-11165)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2015-11165.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(84778);
  script_version("2.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3192");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2015-11165");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 22 : springframework-3.2.14-1.fc22 (2015-11165)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Security fix for CVE-2015-3192

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239002"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162017.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?960a340d"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected springframework package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:springframework");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/07/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/07/16");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^22([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 22.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC22", reference:"springframework-3.2.14-1.fc22")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "springframework");
}
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1853.NASL
    descriptionVulnerabilities have been identified in libspring-java, a modular Java/J2EE application framework. CVE-2014-3578 A directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL. CVE-2014-3625 A directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling. CVE-2015-3192 Improper processing of inline DTD declarations when DTD is not entirely disabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory errors) via a crafted XML file. CVE-2015-5211 Reflected File Download (RFD) attack vulnerability, which allows a malicious user to craft a URL with a batch script extension that results in the response being downloaded rather than rendered and also includes some input reflected in the response. CVE-2016-9878 Improper path sanitization in ResourceServlet, which allows directory traversal attacks. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id126653
    published2019-07-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126653
    titleDebian DLA-1853-1 : libspring-java security update
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1853-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(126653);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3578", "CVE-2014-3625", "CVE-2015-3192", "CVE-2015-5211", "CVE-2016-9878");
  script_bugtraq_id(68042);

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1853-1 : libspring-java security update");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Vulnerabilities have been identified in libspring-java, a modular
Java/J2EE application framework.

CVE-2014-3578

A directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to
read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

CVE-2014-3625

A directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to
read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static
resource handling.

CVE-2015-3192

Improper processing of inline DTD declarations when DTD is not
entirely disabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (memory consumption and out-of-memory errors) via a crafted
XML file.

CVE-2015-5211

Reflected File Download (RFD) attack vulnerability, which allows a
malicious user to craft a URL with a batch script extension that
results in the response being downloaded rather than rendered and also
includes some input reflected in the response.

CVE-2016-9878

Improper path sanitization in ResourceServlet, which allows directory
traversal attacks.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version
3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libspring-java packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/libspring-java"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-aop-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-beans-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-context-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-context-support-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-core-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-expression-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-instrument-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-jdbc-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-jms-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-orm-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-oxm-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-test-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-transaction-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-web-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-web-portlet-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-web-servlet-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/11/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/07/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/07/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-aop-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-beans-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-context-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-context-support-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-core-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-expression-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-instrument-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-jdbc-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-jms-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-orm-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-oxm-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-test-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-transaction-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-web-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-web-portlet-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libspring-web-servlet-java", reference:"3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

Redhat

advisories
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2016:1218
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2016:1219
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2016:1592
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2016:1593
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2016:2035
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2016:2036

References